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Letter #650

Jan van FEVIJN to Ioannes DANTISCUS
Bruges, 1531-07-14

English register:

Mark Laurijn was able to persuade Fevijn to put his hesitation aside and write to Dantiscus. He gave in to Laurijn’s argument that Dantiscus is not only a true friend even to those he has met only recently, but also spontaneously attracts affection.

Fevijn has a good reputation and is a devoted friend. For a long time he had yearned to meet Dantiscus, but even after this he cannot withhold himself from expressing his devotion to Dantiscus in a letter. He is a staunch herald of Dantiscus, and, although not very learned himself, he is a great admirer of distinguished literati.

Countless people have inquired about Dantiscus since he departed from Bruges. Even when he was staying in Bologna, Dantiscus' talents were highly praised by De Schepper, and in Fevijn’s view he surpasses anyone. Fevijn asks to be included in Dantiscus’ circle of friends, but does not aspire to a prominent place. That he sends Dantiscus this verbose and insignificant letter is due to the insistence of Laurijn.




Manuscript sources:
1fair copy in Latin, UUB, H. 154, f. 69

Auxiliary sources:
1register in Polish, 20th-century, B. PAU-PAN, 8246 (TK 8), f. 368

Prints:
1Literae p. xcvii-xcviii (in extenso)
2DE VOCHT 1961 No. DE, 144, p. 88-89 (in extenso)
3CEID 2/2 (Appendix No. 6) p. 603-605 (in extenso; English register)

 

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Reverendissimo Domino, domino Ioannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌊Ioanni DantiscoIoannes Dantiscus (Johannes von Höfen, Ioannes de Curiis, Jan Dantyszek, Johannes Flachsbinder) (*1485 – †1548), eminent diplomat and humanist in the service of the Jagiellons, neo-Latin poet; 1530-1537 Bishop of Kulm; 1537-1548 Bishop of Ermland⌋, episcopo Culmensi, Sigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌊serenissimi Poloniae regisSigismund I Jagiellon (Zygmunt I) (*1467 – †1548), King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania (1506-1548); Duke of Głogów (Glogau) (1499-1506), Duke of Opava (1501-1506), Governor of Silesia (1504-1506); son of King Kazimierz IV Jagiellon and Elisabeth of Austria⌋ apud Charles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌊caesaream maiestatemCharles V of Habsburg (*1500 – †1558), ruler of the Burgundian territories (1506-1555), King of Spain as Charles I (1516-1556), King of Naples and Sicily, King of the Romans (1519-1530), Holy Roman Emperor of the German Nation (elected 1519, crowned 1530, abdicated 1556); son of Philip I the Handsome and Joanna the Mad of Castile⌋ oratori, domino suo plurimum observando

Brussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌊BruxellaeBrussels (Bruxellae), city in the Low Countries, Duchy of Brabant, since the regency of Mary of Hungary the capital of the Habsburg Netherlands, today the capital of Belgium⌋

Salutem dico plurimam.

Nescio quonam pacto, Clarissime Vir et multis nominibus ornatissime, mihi temperare vix potuerim, quin aliquando unas ad te darem litteras, admonitus enim superioribus diebus ab decano Mark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌊Marco LaurinoMark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌋, ut hoc ipsum facerem, profecto semper refugi. Nunc, cum interea saepe mecum Mark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌊illeMark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌋ et amantissime, et honorificentissime loqueretur, neque non istuc proficisceretur, iterum denuo hortatus est, ut ad te scriberem: te eum esse aiebat, qui non solum amicos pauculis diebus et perbrevi congressu cognitos coleres, verum etiam (quae tua est innata humanitas) sponte tua soleres alios ad te amandum provocare, quare, Clarissime Vir, ut nihil aliud esset, quod mihi scribendum suscepissem, quam vel hoc ipsum me dare amico prope violenter (ne quid dicam durius) extorquenti.

Certe (quod ad me attinet) in me nihil tale recidit, quale fortassis ille tibi de me praedicavit. Fateor me quorundam iudicio aliquo usque progressum. Observo et colo amicos fidelissime. In te porro cum omnia summa ac divina sint, fateor me iamdiu flagrasse tui visendi desiderio, id vero cum benignitate tua assecutus sum. Non potui mea etiam sponte praeterire, quin per litteras hoc testarer tibi me esse tui observantissimum et laudum tuarum pro virili nostra strenuum buccinatorem, parum quidem eruditum, litteratorum tamen et insignium virorum candidum admiratorem et praedicatorem integrum. A discessu enim Bruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌊hincBruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌋ tuo (propterea quod una tecum abierat Mark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌊MarcusMark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌋) non credas, quam multi percontati sint de te, ego vero cf. Ter. Eu. 748, 979; Ter. Ad. 206; Fro. Ant. 1.2.5.5 ⌊id, quod res estcf. Ter. Eu. 748, 979; Ter. Ad. 206; Fro. Ant. 1.2.5.5 ⌋, etsi iam diu, cum adhuc Bologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌊BononiaeBologna (Bononia), city in Italy at the southern end of the plain of the Po valley, between 1506 and 1860 it belonged to the Papal State⌋ ageres, Cornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌊SchepperusCornelis De Schepper (Cornelius Scepperus, Cornelis De Dobbele, Cornelius Duplicius) (*1503 – †1555), erudite, diplomat in the Habsburgs' service; close friend of Ioannes Dantiscus; initially in the service of Christian II of Oldenburg, King of Denmark; 1526 secretary and councillor to Emperor Charles V of Habsburg (CE, vol. 3, p. 218-220; DE VOCHT 1961, p. 15-24)⌋ quaedam multo maxima de eruditione tua et eximiis dotibus disseminarat. Ego vero, inquam, illa omnia et amice et candide delineavi nostris esse longe praeclariora. Proinde, Clarissime Vir, si tu vicissim Jan van Fevijn (Ioannes Fevynus) (*1490 – †1555), humanist, doctor of law in Bologna; by 1511 president of the law bachelors' association at Louvain University; close friend of Vives and Cranevelt; Canon of St. Donatian in Bruges (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 87; CE, vol. 2, p. 26)⌊FevynumJan van Fevijn (Ioannes Fevynus) (*1490 – †1555), humanist, doctor of law in Bologna; by 1511 president of the law bachelors' association at Louvain University; close friend of Vives and Cranevelt; Canon of St. Donatian in Bruges (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 87; CE, vol. 2, p. 26)⌋ tuum (qui in tuorum amiculorum albo ascribi cupit) amplecti potes, quaeso te, ne in amicorum gregem recipere graveris. Mihi satis fuerit amico novo in postremis consistere, quandoquidem alii primas occuparint parteis.

Habes epistolam utcumque verbosam, re inanem, sed id amico Mark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌊LaurinoMark Laurijn (Marcus Laurinus) (*1488 – †1540), humanist, studied at Louvain University (1502) and in Bologna (1507), friend of Erasmus of Rotterdam and Juan Luis Vives, brother-in-law of Cornelis De Schepper's wife Elisabeth Donche, the widow of his brother Pieter Laurijn; 1512 Canon of St. Donat in Bruges, 1519 - Dean of. St. Donatian (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 85-86)⌋ imputabis, cuius precibus aliquid dandum erat, aut si malis, tenui orationis filo, nam ut amori erga te summo ignoscas, haud postulo.

Bene vale, Reverende Domine, et nos amare perge, qui numquam animo nostro excidis.

Tui observantissimus Jan van Fevijn (Ioannes Fevynus) (*1490 – †1555), humanist, doctor of law in Bologna; by 1511 president of the law bachelors' association at Louvain University; close friend of Vives and Cranevelt; Canon of St. Donatian in Bruges (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 87; CE, vol. 2, p. 26)⌊Ioannes FevynusJan van Fevijn (Ioannes Fevynus) (*1490 – †1555), humanist, doctor of law in Bologna; by 1511 president of the law bachelors' association at Louvain University; close friend of Vives and Cranevelt; Canon of St. Donatian in Bruges (DE VOCHT 1961, p. 87; CE, vol. 2, p. 26)⌋ iureconsultus, canonicus apud Divum Donatianum, Bruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌊BrugisBruges (Brugia, Brugge), city in the Low Countries, in the County of Flanders, in the 13th-15th centuries one of the most important commercial ports and trading centres in Europe, today in Belgium⌋